"itsjoannotjoann" > wrote in message
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> My mom always made baked beans out of left over white beans from the
> day before. She added chopped onion, a bit of mustard and a fair
> amount of sugar. And yes, her beans were sweet and there were NEVER
> any left over. She also added tomato ketchup of bottled barbeque
> sauce. All this was placed in a pan with a couple of slices of bacon
> on top and slid into the oven to bake perhaps 30-45 minutes for the
> onion and bacon to cook. The oven temperature was probably 350-375
> degrees.
>
> As I said, there was never any left over baked beans at our house and
> we dearly loved them. I guess it's what you are brought up on as a
> kid that you so fondly remember. Everybody still talks about momma's
> baked beans and how good they were.
>
> Big John's Beans & Fixin' are a decent substitute. Decent, but not as
> good as her homemade version.

I had forgotten about Big John's. I didn't know they were still making
them. Thanks!